Virginia: park authority owns historic mill.In an effort to further historic preservation Historic preservation is the act of maintaining and repairing existing historic materials and the retention of a property's form as it has evolved over time. When considering the United States Department of Interior's interpretation: "Preservation calls for the existing form, in the state, the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority is an association dedicated to providing people in Northern Virginia with access to parks and nature reserves and to protect Northern Virginia's rich heritage of woods, meadows, lakes and streams from the threat of suburban sprawl. (NVRPA NVRPA Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority ) has taken ownership of the 19th century property called Aldie Mill in Aldie, Va. The mill dates back to 1809, and served as a center for Confederate partisan ranger (Mil.) a member of a partisan corps. See also: Partisan Col John Singleton Mosby in the Civil War. Mosby even found two Union soldiers hiding in the flour during a battle. "Historic preservation is an important part of NVRPA's mission" stated Paul Gilbert, executive director for NVRPA. For more information about the mill or other NVRPA projects, visit www. nvrpa.org. |
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